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Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by jmcintire1 »

raylad wrote: post #136

I tried using it for a screenplay and it more or less knew the format, but didn't remember what to do with the blocks of text or how to separate them properly. It would be handy to be able to select various formats and have it know to keep to that format. Also I really liked it but found it quite slow. Assuming that will improve over time.

100% agree on speed — there's lots we can and will do to improve that

also good point on memory. this turns out to be relevant in a lot of cases!

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by jmcintire1 »

Merik wrote: post #149

Nice work and congratulations on the launch! It’s awesome when a project works as expected/assumed. I immediately started using it to build my packing list for my upcoming weekend away. Three suggestions: 1. If I try the demo on the landing page, and then sign up, I wanted it to automatically have the contents from my demo usage on the landing page copied into my newly created account. 2. I would like another option…

Thanks Merik! "It does what it says " is honestly my favorite feedback...

1. Good call on demo page, would be slick to sync that up with account. 2. Subscription exhaustion is a real thing — credits/usage based billing is an interesting 3. asap!

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by ForrestN »

the_king wrote: post #156
ForrestN wrote: post #155

This is so cool! Great work. I'm writing this comment using Aqua Voice, and it's very impressive. I've been waiting for something like this. As a neurodivergent person, certain tasks (cough, email, cough) are about 10 times harder sitting down at my computer than they are handling them aloud with my assistant. I'm sure you get this feedback 100 times a day, but I'd gladly pay a substantial amount to use this in place…

Awesome. Agree on the copy-paste annoyance, we're working on more clients. But I do think that the reliability needs to take a few more steps before it becomes a true keyboard replacer.

Thanks for all your hard work! Even, as a start, I found myself asking the app to copy the text to the clipboard for me without even thinking. Might be nice to be able to do that more seamlessly, just as a start?

You've moved us all a lot closer to my dream: taking a long walk outside, AirPods in, and handling the day's email without even looking at a screen once.

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by the_king »

tkgally wrote: post #139

After watching the video demo and logging in, I was able to compose and edit text easily. Nice job. My own use case is a bit different from many others who have commented here. I'm a reasonably fast typist and don't currently have any physical or neurological issues that might make typing difficult. I have tried voice input methods a number of times over the years, as I thought speaking would be faster than typing, b…

Appreciate it.

I think the preference for voice versus typing is something that hits everyone differently, and I think as the reliability and speed improves, more and more people will find themselves using voice as a "tool in the toolbox," which aside from the occasional "Hey Siri, set a timer," isn't the case today.

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by the_king »

atlintots wrote: post #148

No way, I was literally mulling over the exact idea of voice-driven text editing (focused towards programming), using a mix of voice commands and usual speech to text. This is really exciting to see!

The programming use case is pretty interesting.

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by jmcintire1 »

freedomben wrote: post #73
jmcintire1 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Made some tradeoffs for the sake of speed — email signup will come. We want it too!

Good to hear! I very much using my google account and other third parties to sign up for accounts. Do you have any idea of how soon? Not looking for a public commitment to hang you with, just wondering if this is one of those "we're working on it now" (so days) or one of those "it's in the backlog" (months or maybe never depending on priorities).

Hah! Excellent question. Somewhere in between (i.e. it is not a p1 right now but "months" is way too long). Give us til after demo day then one of us will sit down and knock it out

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by jmcintire1 »

eiiot wrote: post #167

One of the first Launch HN products I've been excited about in a long time. I'm a student, and really looking forward to using this to write papers, assignments, emails, etc. Congrats!

Thanks Eliot! Let us know how we can make it better for you!

Re: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text editor

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Post by saretup »

This is really nice. I tried it out on the app and wanna start using it more. The only issue stopping me is the privacy policy.

I understand why you have to retain the voice data, however, is there any way you can implement an opt-out feature?

I’m just not comfortable with my voice data lingering in some servers, ready to be used for training ml models.

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